Joshua Gayou's Blog, page 2
May 4, 2019
I’ll be at the Independent Audiobook Awards in KC, MO June 7th.
If you live anywhere near KC, Missouri, I’ll be there on the 7th. My novel, Commune Two, is a nominee for the PA category and I’ll also be appearing on a discussion panel at 9 am that day.
Come out and have a drink with me if you have the time. Bring things to sign if that’s your thing 
April 23, 2019
Author Stories Interview with Hank Garner
You’re talking shop about shop-like things with a new friend the other daaayyyyyyyyy…
The Author Stories Podcast Episode 614 | Joshua Gayou Interview
April 19, 2019
Independent Audiobook Awards, 2019
Sometimes you meet the morning with a smile. Sometimes, the morning meets you.
Thanks to everyone who had a hand in this.
April 15, 2019
April 8, 2019
Surprise live stream tonight at 6 pm
I’ll be appearing on The Writer’s Journey with Josh Hayes of Keystroke Medium to discuss a few things. You can find the show at this link: https://youtu.be/rlgR3AlRwGo
Hope to see you there.
– Josh
March 14, 2019
FB Live Event & Q/A – Sat, March 23rd @ 0930 PST
Hey, all. In celebration of the 1-year anniversary of the 50 Shades of Bray fan page, I’ll be running a Facebook Live event where I run my stupid mouth for about 1.5 hours. I’ll be answering any questions you guys have to post and I’m told there will be some prize give-aways as well. If you’d like to come chat with me for some unknown damned reason, save the date on your calendar and don’t forget to tune in!
Click here to register for the event.
– Josh
For those of you following along in the briefly-circulated Commune 4…
You guys had better strap on a diaper, drop an IV line, and practice your lamaze breathing techniques for this one…
March 7, 2019
Audiobook Production Updates: C4 and All Gifts, Bestowed
So I got an e-mail from Bob this morning covering the release dates of my most recent novels, Commune 4 and All Gifts, Bestowed. The news is not what anyone wants to hear, I’m sure, but there are some very good reasons for why it has played out as it has. I’ll explain the situation here.
At play are several key factors:
R.C. Bray is ridiculously popular.
For whatever reason, my books have been well received.
Seriously, R.C. Bray is ridiculously fucking popular.
The last year has been a pretty crazy one, both for Bob and myself. We’ve seen these Blue Heron titles (and the Commune Series right along with them) grow in popularity within the audiobook market space; really to degrees that are unprecedented. From the perspective of the average reader, I’m sure it all just looks like another book on Audible and it makes sense that Blue Heron’s titles should be slugging toe-to-toe with some of these other major properties that have the benefit of massive publishing houses behind their marketing.
But I assure you, this is not normal. Bob’s recent successes in the last year have brought him some unexpected clout under the Blue Heron banner such that he now has access to certain coveted features that we just didn’t have in the past; features like pre-order links and concrete release dates. This is all rather new and has been a learning experience for all of us.
Part of that learning experience includes figuring out how Audible coordinates these activities with the publishers they partner with, and this leads me to my next point. The date given thus far has been a hard release date of March 19th for Commune 4, which I think we all would have loved to see. But due to the low-level minutiae of the platform at large, this is simply not to be. It really comes down to coordination issues, a few assumptions, and a general unfamiliarity with these new opportunities to which we now have access.
What does that mean for you, the reader? Well, it means that you should see a pre-order link for Commune 4 on April 5th and the audiobook will go live for sale on May 10th. All Gifts, Bestowed will have a pre-order available on April 26th and go live on June 7th.
My sincere apologies for the mix-up. We’ll get this all sorted out as quickly as possible and have the process well ironed out in the future.
– Josh
March 5, 2019
Commune 2 Re-Release!
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THE NEW EBOOK IS HERE! THE NEW EBOOK IS HERE!
That’s right. The ebook format for Commune Book Two is back in action, once again. My publisher is working fast to get the paperback and hardcovers up on on Amazon as well, just as they’ve done for Commune 1!
– Josh
